Crime Rates at Osborne Terrace, Darwen, BB3 1JG

Osborne Terrace area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Darwen East , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Terrace (BB3 1JG) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Darwen East average (176.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Terrace (BB3 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schofield Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.